carver en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *kerbaną Proto-West Germanic *kerban Old English ċeorfan Middle English kerven Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English kerver English carver From Middle English carver, karvere, kerver, kervere, equivalent to carve + -er. Cognate with Scots kerver, carver, carvour (“carver”).
Meanings
- Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.
- (dated) A carving knife.
- (dated) A butcher.
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An armchair as part of a set of dining chairs (originally for the person who is to carve the meat).
She began a circuit of the dining room, peering at the baronial fireplace with its andirons the size of torture racks, and heavy oak carvers like gnarled thrones.
2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 215:
- A ski with curved edges, allowing smooth turns.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| carvers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
woodcarver · runecarver · shipcarver · Carver
Translations (13)
mi kaiwhakairo (one who carves) · hu képfaragó (one who carves) · mk ре́збар (one who carves) · tsg mag'uukkil (one who carves) · es tallador (one who carves) · ru ре́зчик (one who carves) · de Schnitzer (one who carves) · gl entallador (one who carves) · fi leikkaaja (one who carves) · it incisore (one who carves) · it intagliatrice (one who carves) · ga breacaire (one who carves) · it intagliatore (one who carves)